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Offline Chris Harte

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Re: 0% Villa - Olympic Stadium going to West Ham (apparently)
« Reply #30 on: February 10, 2011, 10:40:26 AM »
I might be setting myself up for a load of stick now but I didn't agree with this country bidding for the olympics. I didn't agree in 2005 when they won the bid and I don't agree now.

Part of my thinking was the track record of Olympic games of massive budget overspends.
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Offline damon loves JT

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Re: 0% Villa - Olympic Stadium going to West Ham (apparently)
« Reply #31 on: February 10, 2011, 10:42:43 AM »
They were able to knock Stratford flat because it is a shithole. To build an Olympic Village at Crystal Palace park would have annoyed the millionaires of SE19.
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Offline Bad English

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Re: 0% Villa - Olympic Stadium going to West Ham (apparently)
« Reply #32 on: February 10, 2011, 11:05:16 AM »
Quote from: damon green on February 10, 2011, 10:42:43 AM
They were able to knock Stratford flat because it is a shithole. To build an Olympic Village at Crystal Palace park would have annoyed the millionaires of SE19.
They could do with knocking bits of Stratford-upon-Avon flat too. It is also a shithole (cf. traffic).
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Re: 0% Villa - Olympic Stadium going to West Ham (apparently)
« Reply #33 on: February 10, 2011, 11:07:45 AM »
Quote from: Chris Harte on February 10, 2011, 10:40:26 AM
I might be setting myself up for a load of stick now but I didn't agree with this country bidding for the olympics. I didn't agree in 2005 when they won the bid and I don't agree now.

Part of my thinking was the track record of Olympic games of massive budget overspends.


I agree. And it's a City that bids for the Olympics...but I know what you mean.
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Re: 0% Villa - Olympic Stadium going to West Ham (apparently)
« Reply #34 on: February 10, 2011, 12:23:19 PM »
I heard Barry Hearn today going on about taking legal action against the FA and the premier league as there is a clause that no club can move into a 5 mile radius of an exisiting club - now i dont know the geography of that part of LOndon well but he think that Orient have a stone cold case - i am sure if it goes to court a quick hard cash pay off will keep the little man quiet in the face of the premiership team

the whole thing stinks

I agree with i was in favour of not getting the olympic games - waste of fucking money and all it will be is a job for the boys moneymen on the big contracts - just like the dome and wembley
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Re: 0% Villa - Olympic Stadium going to West Ham (apparently)
« Reply #35 on: February 10, 2011, 12:33:24 PM »
I think they should let West Ham have the swimming arena instead.
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Offline montague

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Re: 0% Villa - Olympic Stadium going to West Ham (apparently)
« Reply #36 on: February 10, 2011, 12:49:33 PM »
Will W Ham own the stadium?
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Offline Concrete John

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Re: 0% Villa - Olympic Stadium going to West Ham (apparently)
« Reply #37 on: February 10, 2011, 01:06:25 PM »
Quote from: morrisseybentybenty on February 10, 2011, 12:33:24 PM
I think they should let West Ham have the swimming arena instead.

They might go for that if they were allowed to put cameras in the ladies changing rooms.
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Re: 0% Villa - Olympic Stadium going to West Ham (apparently)
« Reply #38 on: February 10, 2011, 01:13:44 PM »
Quote from: Chris Harte on February 10, 2011, 10:40:26 AM
I might be setting myself up for a load of stick now but I didn't agree with this country bidding for the olympics. I didn't agree in 2005 when they won the bid and I don't agree now.

Part of my thinking was the track record of Olympic games of massive budget overspends.

I'm with you Chris. The whole thing is a massive waste of money as far as I'm concerned.

However, I have a major problem with the concept of the Olympics anyway. To me it seems a random set of events.

Also, money seems to me to end up being given to some sports and not others just because some are Olympic sports and some are not.
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Re: 0% Villa - Olympic Stadium going to West Ham (apparently)
« Reply #39 on: February 10, 2011, 01:23:33 PM »
Quote from: UK Redsox on February 10, 2011, 01:13:44 PM
Quote from: Chris Harte on February 10, 2011, 10:40:26 AM
I might be setting myself up for a load of stick now but I didn't agree with this country bidding for the olympics. I didn't agree in 2005 when they won the bid and I don't agree now.

Part of my thinking was the track record of Olympic games of massive budget overspends.

I'm with you Chris. The whole thing is a massive waste of money as far as I'm concerned.

However, I have a major problem with the concept of the Olympics anyway. To me it seems a random set of events.

Also, money seems to me to end up being given to some sports and not others just because some are Olympic sports and some are not.

I was dearly hoping that new sports to be included in the Olypics would be Darts, Crib and Underwater Dwarf Taunting.
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Offline tarzansbrother

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Re: 0% Villa - Olympic Stadium going to West Ham (apparently)
« Reply #40 on: February 10, 2011, 01:28:19 PM »
If West Ham get the stadium will they rent it? You buy west Ham with £100m debt and you get a £600m stadium thrown in for free?
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Offline The Left Side

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Re: 0% Villa - Olympic Stadium going to West Ham (apparently)
« Reply #41 on: February 10, 2011, 01:28:37 PM »
Just what west ham need as the enter the championship!
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Offline D.boy

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Re: 0% Villa - Olympic Stadium going to West Ham (apparently)
« Reply #42 on: February 10, 2011, 02:40:25 PM »
Deluded thoughts of K.Brady.
Clicky
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Offline Chico Hamilton III

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Re: 0% Villa - Olympic Stadium going to West Ham (apparently)
« Reply #43 on: February 10, 2011, 02:44:34 PM »
Some funny comments underneath Brady's fantasy


"THE day has arrived. Finally, we kick-off in the Olympic Stadium this afternoon and we are ready".... "
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"for our League 1 encounter with Hartlepool in front of 10,000 fans half a mile from the pitch in a stadium that hold 60k"
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Offline Concrete John

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Re: 0% Villa - Olympic Stadium going to West Ham (apparently)
« Reply #44 on: February 10, 2011, 02:48:53 PM »
Quote from: D.boy on February 10, 2011, 02:40:25 PM
Deluded thoughts of K.Brady.
Clicky

She actually had me going until "Before kick-off at 3pm"
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